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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet   
October 26th, 2013

Iranian guards killed on Pakistan border
Iran has hanged 16 "rebels" in retaliation following clashes overnight in which 14 border guards were killed on the frontier with Pakistan. The clashes occurred in a mountainous region used by drug traffickers and rebels, according to Iran's IRNA news agency the agency said.  

Iran Announces 34 New Nuke Sites
Iran plans to build many new nuclear plants with atomic reactors along its coastlines with the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea, Iran’s top nuclear official announced on Thursday. The announcement comes just a week after Western nuclear negotiators claimed that Iran was giving ground in talks aimed at ending Tehran’s contested enrichment program.  

NSA Denies It Was Hacked After Agency’s Website Went Down for Several Hours
The National Security Agency says its website nsa.gov was inaccessible for several hours during a scheduled update. The agency says an internal error in the system caused the problem. There had been speculation on the Internet that the online site had been hit with a denial-of-service attack, but the agency said that was not true.  

Top German spy chiefs to go to Washington for talks
Germany is to send its top intelligence chiefs to Washington to "push forward" an investigation into allegations the US spied on its leader Angela Merkel. The heads of foreign and domestic intelligence would hold talks with the White House and the National Security Agency, a government spokesperson said. Earlier, Germany and France said they want the US to sign a no-spy deal by the end of the year.  

IAEA diplomats: No confirmation Iran has halted higher-grade enrichment
Diplomats accredited to the UN nuclear watchdog said on Friday they had no information to substantiate word from a senior Iranian parliamentarian that Tehran has halted its most sensitive atomic activity. Iran's enrichment of uranium to a fissile level of 20 percent is a major technical step taking it just short of the concentration needed for a nuclear weapon.  

US Charges Man For Trying To Buy Missiles For Iran
A man with dual US and Iran citizenship was indicted in a New York court Friday on charges of conspiring to buy surface-to-air missiles on behalf of the Iranian government.  

Armed agents seize records of reporter, Washington Times prepares legal action
Maryland state police and federal agents used a search warrant in an unrelated criminal investigation to seize the private reporting files of an award-winning former investigative journalist for The Washington Times who had exposed problems in the Homeland Security Department's Federal Air Marshal Service.  

Syria polio outbreak 'spreads'
At least 22 people - most of them babies and toddlers - are now believed to have contracted polio in Syria, the World Health Organization has reported.  

Syrian mosque car bomb 'kills 40' in Suq Wadi Barada
At least 40 people, including children, have been reported killed in a car bomb blast in Syria, outside a mosque in a town in Damascus province. The blast, in the town of Suq Wadi Barada, came just before the end of Friday prayers and brought down the mosque's entrances.  

Israel issues warning on report on Iran bomb
A new report that says Iran may need as little as a month to produce enough uranium for a nuclear bomb is further evidence for why Israel will take military action before that happens, an Israeli defense official said Friday.  

Nigerian military: Air bombardment, ground and counterattacks kill more than 100 insurgents
Suspected Islamic militants attacked several police targets in northeast Nigeria’s Yobe state Friday, razing at least three offices and provoking gunbattles that killed scores of extremists and security forces, a police officer said. The military declared an indefinite 24-hour curfew across Yobe state, leaving terrified residents locked into their homes and about 10,000 residents running short of water.  

3-D gun raid in UK may have nabbed printer parts
Sometimes a 3-D printer part is just a 3-D printer part. Police thought they had seized the UKs first 3-D-printed gun on Thursday when they raided a local model-making shop, arrested its 38-year-old owner, and confiscated a 3-D printer and a number of parts they believed were for a 3-D printed gun.  

Detroit pension cuts 'function of mathematics' -investment banker
Cuts to Detroit's public pensions and retiree healthcare were inevitable given the city's sagging finances, a top consultant for the city testified on Friday during the third day of a trial to determine whether the city is eligible for bankruptcy.

Very strong earthquake M 7.1 off shore Fukushima NPP
JMA is reporting that very strong earthquake M 7.1 struck off the east coast of Honshu at 17:10 UTC today. They measured depth at 10 km. Both USGS and EMSC are reporting major M 7.3 at depth of 10 and 7.3 km, respectively.

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